Exocrine pancreatic insufficiency: more compromise than precision.

Hepatobiliary Surg Nutr

Pancreato-Biliary Endoscopy and Endosonography Division, Pancreas Translational and Clinical Research Center, San Raffaele Scientific Institute IRCCS, Milan, Italy.

Published: June 2024


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